Roosevelt Island Updates; Scorpion Bowls at Marc Forgione

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• A 28-year-old restaurant worker took a pizza slicer to his coworker’s face last Thursday. Paramedics and police met the two at the Greenpoint pizzeria that afternoon for treatment and arrest. [Brooklyn Paper]

• The Roosevelt Island waterfront is in development with several new dining options. The son-to-be-updated Riverwalk Bar & Grill will be joined by John Brown Smokehouse and a menu by chef David Santos on the pier for the upcoming summer months. [Eater NY]

• The Herring Festival at Aquavit will run next week from June 11 to 23. The restaurant’s celebration will host a $35 three-course herring prix fixe at lunch in addition to the traditional Swedish smörgåsbord, serving favorites such as Swedish meatballs, gravlax, and herring. [Grub Street]

• Christine Ha was introduced on Gordon Ramsay’s Masterchef as the first blind contestant on the show. Ha was recruited to the show after the casting department found her blog, theblindcook.com. [NYP]